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ambitious
(encz) | ambitious,ctižádostivý adj: |
ambitious
(encz) | ambitious,náročný Pavel Machek; Giza |
Ambitious
(gcide) | Ambitious \Am*bi"tious\, a. [L. ambitiosus: cf. F. ambitieux.
See Ambition.]
1. Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or
inordinately desirous of power, honor, office,
superiority, or distinction.
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Yet Brutus says he was ambitious,
And Brutus is an honorable man. --Shak.
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2. Strongly desirous; -- followed by of or the infinitive;
as, ambitious to be or to do something.
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I was not ambitious of seeing this ceremony.
--Evelyn.
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Studious of song, and yet ambitious not to sing in
vain. --Cowper.
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3. Springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition;
showy; aspiring; as, an ambitious style.
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A giant statue . . .
Pushed by a wild and artless race,
From off wide, ambitious base. --Collins.
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ambitious
(wn) | ambitious
adj 1: having a strong desire for success or achievement [ant:
ambitionless, unambitious]
2: requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious
schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a
mistake" [syn: ambitious, challenging] |
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ambitious
(encz) | ambitious,ctižádostivý adj: ambitious,náročný Pavel Machek; Giza |
ambitiously
(encz) | ambitiously,ctižádostivě adj: |
overambitious
(encz) | overambitious,přehnaně ctižádostivý web |
unambitious
(encz) | unambitious, |
unambitiously
(encz) | unambitiously, adv: |
Ambitiously
(gcide) | Ambitiously \Am*bi"tious*ly\, adv.
In an ambitious manner.
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Ambitiousness
(gcide) | Ambitiousness \Am*bi"tious*ness\ ([a^]m*b[i^]sh"[u^]s*n[e^]s),
n.
The quality of being ambitious; ambition; pretentiousness.
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Unambitious
(gcide) | Unambitious \Unambitious\
See ambitious. |
ambitious
(wn) | ambitious
adj 1: having a strong desire for success or achievement [ant:
ambitionless, unambitious]
2: requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious
schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a
mistake" [syn: ambitious, challenging] |
ambitiously
(wn) | ambitiously
adv 1: with ambition; in an ambitious and energetic manner; "she
pursued her goals ambitiously" [syn: ambitiously,
determinedly] [ant: unambitiously] |
ambitiousness
(wn) | ambitiousness
n 1: a strong drive for success [syn: ambition,
ambitiousness] |
overambitious
(wn) | overambitious
adj 1: excessively ambitious |
unambitious
(wn) | unambitious
adj 1: having little desire for success or achievement [syn:
unambitious, ambitionless] [ant: ambitious] |
unambitiously
(wn) | unambitiously
adv 1: in an unambitious manner; "he does his job, but he works
unambitiously" [ant: ambitiously, determinedly] |
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